Great #ASMBIG meeting! See you again in 2028 (where hopefully it doesn't overlap with a holiday)

Pathogen detection is going to add nanopore sequencing support! #ASMBIG2026 #ASMBIG

Four great poster sessions! There's a lot of great science being done by a lot of sharp minds. #ASMBIG #ASMBIG2026

I don't think I've ever seen caffeine free cola outside of Utah before. #asmbig #asmbig2026

My poster is set up, and I've had some caffeine. I'm ready for a full day of ASM BIG #asmbig #asmbig2026

How much sequencing data do you actually need for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance? Yered Ortega was a summer intern last year who set out to test whether downsampling FASTQ files can slash compute time without sacrificing consensus quality or lineage calls. Preprint: doi.org/10.64898/202...

Today at the AMD Mountain Region Bioinformatics Code Club, we tackled package and environment management with Conda! In public health bioinfo, being able to download bioinformatic tools and dependencies separate and without root (or IT) just makes life easier. 💻🧬

Just finished updating my prokaryotic representative genome mash reference coinciding with RefSeq version 237 zenodo.org/records/2266... 🧬🖥️🦠

Blocked off focus time to finally update a few things today. The universe: Here’s a GitHub Actions outage instead. Going to get a diet soda instead, I guess.

Sequencing contamination is a total horror story… but at least Blobtools makes the disaster look aesthetic! 🎨🦠🧬🖥️ Spotting two clear coverage tiers (E. coli at ~25x and S. enterica at ~7x) in what was supposed to be a single sample. Beautiful chaos.

I'm ready to "-resume" the Nextflow / nf-core Data Carpentry training today! (Is this too cheesy?)

Safely landed in Madison for the Nextflow / nf-core Data Carpentry training!

I'm thrilled to be attending Nextflow/nf-core Data Carpentry In-Person Training (hosted by APHL) next week! That being said... I am also sweating a little bit knowing the backend who keeps our sequencing analysis running smoothly is also going. Wish our systems luck while we're out!

I'm going to be upset if I'm not allowed to participate

Why will Utahns be showing up to work Oct. 2 in jammies — and with a favorite book?

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and first lady Abby Cox announced a statewide read-a-thon for Oct. 2, encouraging schools, businesses and communities to set aside time to read.

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I love it when things finally work after dealing with bugs for the past few days.

One of the best things about working on the top floor is hearing rain hit the roof.

I need a 3-stage pipeline or a trio-sequencing tool to build, solely so I can name it "The Three Sisters" and have a professional excuse to post my Goblin Valley photos.

Setting new professional goals is always a great chance to reflect. This year, I’m continuing to evolve my previous objectives while channeling a lot of energy into leading the incredible AMD Mountain Region Bioinformatics Code Club! 💻🧬 Take a look at what we've been building:

GitHub - erinyoung/AMD-Mountain-Region-Bioinformatics-Code-Club: The AMD Mountain Region Bioinformatics Code Club is a 30-minute virtual session designed for public health professionals who want to st...

The AMD Mountain Region Bioinformatics Code Club is a 30-minute virtual session designed for public health professionals who want to strengthen their bioinformatics skills. Each session is hands-on...

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Dear @vscode.dev , I want to thank your devs for adding Mermaid diagrams to preview in 1.121

The new work logo just dropped. Here's hoping it makes all my routine emails look incredibly smart and official.

Nothing brings me more joy than announcing a "necessary reboot" of the shared workstation just to immediately monopolize 100% of the CPU.

FYI, Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake has a great cozy-spooky #OST. The game also has some great information about how to avoid getting Hantavirus from animal droppings. #VideoGameMusic

A short piece about what "the pangenome" is and is not. open.substack.com/pub/profmcin...

The Pangenome Is Not a Parts List

The pangenome is the total genetic repertoire of a group of organisms. It is a property of populations, maintained by evolutionary processes.

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I have the personal engagement skills of an Excel spreadsheet, but I do understand the rationality of more engagement in social media in the space of public health. Notes from Dr. Sharfstein #APHL #APHL2026

I'm feeling very welcomed to Baltimore for the 75th APHL annual conference. #APHL #APHL2026

My favorite quote from this is "I just hope the bioinformatics community could collaboratively come up with guidelines and common practices on tool rewriting to advance this field in a friendly manner. After all, ... Empathy matters more than technical benefit or legal correctness."

This seems like I should implement this

Randall Munroe@xkcd.com · 6mo ago

Countdown Standard xkcd.com/3232/

Finished the first week of MTN region code club, which was all about common Bioinformatic files: FASTQ, FASTA, SAM/BAM, BED, and VCF 🧬🖥️

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The AMD Mountain Region Bioinformatics Code Club is a 30-minute virtual session designed for public health professionals who want to strengthen their bioinformatics skills. Each session is hands-on...

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Just finished updating my prokaryotic representative genome mash reference coinciding with RefSeq version 234 zenodo.org/records/1921... 🧬🖥️🦠

Today’s #soundtrack is from Final Fantasy IX. This #ost blends medieval folk, whimsical orchestration, and melancholic piano. #VideoGameMusic